Bluebird Care North Hampshire Shortlisted for Two Prestigious Home Care Awards

Bluebird Care North Hampshire has been shortlisted in the Live-in Care Expertise and the Recruitment, Retention and Staff Motivation Expertise categories at the 2021 Home Care Awards.

Bluebird Care North Hampshire  has been shortlisted in the Live-in Care Expertise and the Recruitment, Retention and Staff Motivation Expertise categories at the 2021 Home Care Awards.

The Home Care Awards are the benchmark for business and service excellence in the UK home care sector. They praise care providers that are making a difference by looking to raise industry standards. This year, the Home Care Awards will focus on recognising home care providers that have stood out with their innovation, response to Covid-19, the excellence of their provision and business performance. An online streamed awards presentation will take place at lunchtime on March 19, 2021.

Bluebird Care North Hampshire was shortlisted for their Live-in Care Expertise following a year of substantial growth. As of November 2020, their Live-in Care Service had grown by over 300%, driven largely by its innovative healthcare focus. The home care provider uses observation kits that contain Bluetooth enabled diagnostic equipment which connects to an online portal. Information is collected, analysed and presented in a form that can be used by the company and the customers’ health care professional to help detect and monitor any changes.

Bluebird Care North Hampshire has also been shortlisted for their Recruitment, Retention and Staff Motivation Expertise. Over the past year, the home care provider has increased retention of staff, decreased their staff turnover, and hired almost 30 people despite Covid-19, to help cope with increased demand for their services.

In the last 12 months, 18 employees have been taken on as a result of their successful ‘employee referral scheme’, which not only rewards staff when their referrals start with the company but also for simply sharing the company’s job vacancies and for encouraging referrals to apply and attend an interview. The home care provider works hard to retain staff through great staff recognition programmes and a range of employee benefits, as they continue to recognise and reward their hard-working team members.

Phil Miles and John Prendergast, Directors at Bluebird Care North Hampshire, said:

“Our reputation as the leading provider of high-quality home care across North Hampshire and West Berkshire is underpinned by our commitment to recruit and retain the very best care professionals and we are delighted that this has been recognised. Our new healthcare focussed Live-in Care Service also gives our customers a realistic alternative to residential care and supports them to stay in the home they love.”